Santa Clara vs Benfica prediction, tips and odds
- even match
- low scoring
- high stakes
- slow start
- league
- Santa Clara: high
- Benfica: high
- Kick-off
- your local time
- Competition
- Portuguese Primeira Liga
Our prediction
- likeliest half-time score
- 0–0likeliest half-time score
Our picks
- Benfica come throughOur pickBenfica1.42
- Santa Clara keep it closeOur pickSanta Clara starts 3 goals aheadPrice hidden until revealed
Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.
How the model sees it
- 0–113%
- 1–112%
- 0–211%
- Projected goals
- 2.5
- Likeliest at half time
- 0–033%
- Competition goals a game
- 2.75
- Competition matches over 2.5
- 55%
| Stat | SAN | BEN | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.86 | 1.63 | 2.5 |
Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.
Form, head-to-head and trends
| Trend | SAN | BEN |
|---|---|---|
| Over 2.5 goals | 0/2 | 3/5 |
| Both teams scored | 1/2 | 2/5 |
| Clean sheets | 1/2 | 3/5 |
| Failed to score | 0/2 | 0/5 |
Match context
- Form
- Benfica: 4-1 win at Omonia (Europa League), 1-0 win at Gil Vicente, 2-0 home win v Vitória Guimarães, 4-0 win at Moreirense, 3-1 home win v Gil Vicente. Santa Clara (verified: 0-1 win at Casa Pia 10 Oct; 1-1 at Alverca 29 Aug) — further results not confirmed before query budget…
- The competition
- Portuguese Primeira Liga 2026/27, Matchday 9 (league round, single match). Benfica sit 2nd on 19 pts from 8 (GF24/GA7), chasing leaders Porto; Santa Clara are a surprise 4th on 18 pts from 8 (unbeaten, GF12/GA4), so a home win would lift them level/above Benfica. Both sides are playing for normal-to-high league stakes; not a knockout.
Team news
No absences reported.
No absences reported.
Portuguese Primeira Liga table and leaders
| # | Club | PL | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 8 | — | 24 |
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | — | 19 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | — | 18 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | — | 18 |
| 5 | Arouca | 8 | — | 14 |
| 6 | Académico de Viseu | 8 | — | 14 |
Top 6 shown · as read when this competition was last scouted.
- 1Vangelis PavlidisBenfica8 goals
- 2Luis SuárezSporting CP7 goals
- 3Gianluca PrestianniBenfica5 goals
- 4BarberoArouca5 goals
- 5Gonçalo PaciênciaSanta Clara5 goals
- 1Naïs DjouahraArouca5 assists
- 2Cihan KahramanAcadémico de Viseu4 assists
- 3Geny CatamoSporting CP4 assists
- 4PepêPorto4 assists
- 5Vangelis PavlidisBenfica3 assists
- 1Lucas FrançaSanta Clara5 clean sheets
- 2Diogo CostaPorto4 clean sheets
- 3Samuel SoaresBenfica4 clean sheets
- 4LucãoGil Vicente4 clean sheets
- 5Ignacio de ArruabarrenaArouca4 clean sheets
Table, avg goals and over-2.5 from SoccerBet Tips/Soccer News (MD8, Oct 2026); leaders cross-checked with soccernews.com and FOX Sports (18 Oct 2026).
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Frequently asked questions
What is our Santa Clara vs Benfica prediction?
We project 0–1. Our model gives Santa Clara 20%, the draw 25% and Benfica 55%.
What is the best bet for Santa Clara vs Benfica?
Our tip is Full time result · Benfica at 1.42. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.
What time does Santa Clara vs Benfica kick off?
Santa Clara vs Benfica kicks off at Mon 18:45 in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Are these tips free?
The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.